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This is a chest that I made for my oldest son when we found out he was coming into the world. I did not build the crib or any of that stuff for reasons of safety. I did, however, build this chest for storage.
The entire chest is made out of soft maple The frames and top (the ligther colors) are simply a wipe-on polyurethane finish. The panels are finished with amber shellac. I love some contrasting colors in my pieces.
The drawer slide on the dust frames under each drawer. They also get hung up on the frame and panel sides somehow. I have not been able to figure that one out yet. This is going to cause me to so an overhaul of the drawers. I am going to rebuild the boxes, reattach the faces, and put them on Blum Tandem slide. This will make the wife happier.
Hope you all enjoy,
-- -- Rob Hix, King George, VA
10 comments so far
Jim Crockett
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posted 509 days ago
Looks real nice – good job. Out of curiosity, why the two red knobs while all the rest appear to be either blue or green?
Jim
RobH
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posted 509 days ago
Color theme for the nursery was primary colors. The only colors the wife wanted on the knobs was blue, red, and green.
-- -- Rob Hix, King George, VA
CharlieM1958
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posted 509 days ago
Great looking piece. I love how you created the color contrast.
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thetimberkid
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posted 509 days ago
Nice work!
Thanks for the post
Callum
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Scott Bryan
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posted 509 days ago
Rob,
This is a really nice chest. The figured maple along with the contrasting finishes add visual interest to the piece.
Well done.
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trifern
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posted 509 days ago
Great job on the chest. Thank you for sharing.
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sandhill
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posted 508 days ago
Nice job Rob. It looks like you got back into it.
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griff
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posted 508 days ago
Beautiful chest, good build
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FJDIII
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posted 506 days ago
Great chest Rob! I like the contrast as well as the size of this piece, looks to be ample storage for any child. Where can I get the plans for this piece? Thanks for the post.
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Rick
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posted 107 days ago
I like it. I don’t have a child nor am I expecting one yet. However, I have contemplated building a crib for one someday. I have thought about not installing the hardward perfectly and my kid being hurt in some way by something I built. That would really kill me. So I think I’ll just buy a nice one and make a changing table or something too.